Baseball Preview: Dilley Wolves vs. Natalia Mustangs
Dilley is 1-9 against Natalia since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Dilley Wolves will be playing at home against the Natalia Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Dilley's hitters rose to the challenge against a Pirates pitching crew that boasted an average of only 4.04 points allowed on Friday. Dilley never let Lytle onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The win was just what Dilley needed coming off of a 12-1 loss in their prior match.
Jesse Hernadez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Hernadez was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Seth Cano was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Elias Aguirre was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Natalia can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They blew past Cotulla 8-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Natalia.
Zach Peralta was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Rene Velasquez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Dilley's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 9-12. As for Natalia, they pushed their record up to 18-7 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Dilley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Natalia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Dilley came out on top in a nail-biter against Natalia in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 5-4. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Natalia's Sonny Rymers, who struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Dilley still be able to contain Rymers? There's only one way to find out.
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